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Victorian Championships | |
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Defunct tennis tournament | |
Tour | Pre-open era (1879–1967) Open era (1968–71) |
Founded | 1879 |
Abolished | 1971 |
Editions | 86 |
Location | Melbourne, Australia |
Venue | Melbourne Cricket Ground LTC (1879–1933) Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club (1934–71) |
Surface | Hard / outdoor Asphalt / outdoor Grass / outdoor |
The Victorian Championships [1] its original name until 1968 it was then known as the Victorian Open Grass Court Championships or Victorian Open was a tennis event held from 1879 through 1971 it was originally played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground Lawn Tennis Club, until 1933 the venue changed to Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club Australia for the remainder of its run.
The Victorian Championships tournament began in 1879 it was originally held on hard asphalt courts from 1879 to 1891 before changing to a grass court tournament. The dates the tournament was held was normally in November. [2] until its move to Kooyong when it was staged during the last week of November and first week of December in 1968 the event schedule changed again to January it survived for a period of 86 years until 1971. The tournament was very briefly re-established in 1982 as the Melbourne Outdoor until 1985.
The first championship was held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in January 1880. There were 16 entries. A. F. Robinson beat H. M. Strachan in the final by 2 sets to 1, winning the final set 6–5. [3] [4] In November 1880 another championship was held, the "Intercolonial Lawn Tennis Championship". It was held during the horticultural flower show, taking place on the Melbourne Cricket Ground. [5] The event took an unusual form, in that after two rounds, three players remained. Frank Highett was to play R. P. Arnold, the winner playing Edward Wallington in the final. [6] On the final day Wallington was ill and so the match between Highett and Arnold determined the winner. Highett won by 3 sets to 1, Arnold winning the second set. [7] The 1881 championship was played on grass at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Highett reached the final again but lost to Louis Whyte. [8] The 1882 championship was played on the asphalt courts. Whyte reached the final again and met Arthur Keyser, a member of HMS Nelson. Whyte won the first set, but Keyser took the next three to win the championship. [9] Whyte reached his third successive final in 1883 where he beat Walter Carre Riddell in three straight sets. [10] The scoring system was changed in 1884. There were no sets, the winner being the first to reach 25 games. There were two new finalists, with Harry Brind beating Dudley Webb by 25 games to 15. [11] 1885 saw a repeat of the 1883 final between Riddell and Whyte. Riddell took a 12 games to 1 lead and eventually won by 25 games to 13. [12] 1885 saw a return to set scoring. Riddell retained the title, beating Webb in the final by three sets to one. [13] The championship was preceded by an intercolonial match between Victoria and New South Wales. This was the first such match to be played in Victoria, the previous two having been played in Sydney. The match resulted in an easy win for Victoria, the opponents being unused to the asphalt surface. [14]
Notes: Challenge round: The final round of a tournament, in which the winner of a single-elimination phase faces the previous year's champion, who plays only that one match. The challenge round was used in the early history of tennis (from 1877 through 1921) in some tournaments not all. * Indicates challenger
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score | ||||||
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1879 [15] | A. F. Robinson | H. M. Strachan | (2-1) sets | ||||||
1880 [16] | Frank Highett | Edward Wallington | w.o. | ||||||
1881 | Louis Whyte | Frank Highett | 6–4, 4–6, 6–1, 6–1 | ||||||
1882 | Arthur Keyser | Louis Whyte | 4–6, 6–0, 6–2, 6–5 | ||||||
1883 [17] | Louis Whyte | Walter John Carre Riddell | 6–5, 6–4, 6–3 | ||||||
1884 | Harry Hanslow Brind | Dudley Webb | (25 games to 17) | ||||||
1885 [18] | Walter John Carre Riddell [19] | Louis Whyte | (25 games to 13) | ||||||
1886 | Walter John Carre Riddell [20] (2) | Dudley Webb | 3–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–4 | ||||||
1887 [21] | Arthur Gideon Hugh Colquhoun | Walter Timon Coldham [22] | 6–1, 7–5, 6–8, 0–6, 6–4 | ||||||
1888 [23] | Arthur Gideon Hugh Colquhoun (2) | John Thorneycroft Hartley | 6–3, 6–4, 6–3 | ||||||
1889 [24] | Richard Ernest Shuter | Charles William Cropper [25] | 6–1, 3–6, 6–1, 6–0 | ||||||
1890 [26] | John D. Crammond | Benjamin (Ben) Green [27] | 6–2, 6–3, 4–6, 2–6, 6–4 | ||||||
1891 | Gus Kearney | Richard Ernest Shuter | 6–2, 5–7, 1–6, 6–4, 6–2 | ||||||
1892 | Benjamin Green | William George Balfour | 9–11, 6–3, 6–2, 6–2 | ||||||
1893 | Benjamin Green (2) | Archibald Hulbert Windeyer | 8–6, 6–4, 6–2 | ||||||
1894 | Benjamin Green (3) | Gus Kearney | 6–1, 1–6, 6–2, 6–1 | ||||||
1895 | Alfred Dunlop | Horace Rice | 3–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–1 | ||||||
1896 | Gus Kearney (2) | Alfred Dunlop | 3–6, 5–7, 6–4, 6–3, 15-13 | ||||||
1897 | Gus Kearney (3) | Alfred Dunlop | 6–2, 2–6, 6–1, 6–3 | ||||||
1898 | Alfred Dunlop (2) | Irving Thomas Carlyle | 6–2, 1–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 | ||||||
1899 | Gus Kearney (4) | Horace Rice | 1–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–2 | ||||||
1900 | Irving Thomas Carlyle | Norman Brookes | 6–3, 6–1, 6–2 | ||||||
1901 | Horace Rice | David Sutherland Edwards | 7–5, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 | ||||||
1902 < | Norman Brookes | Alfred Dunlop | 1–6, 6–4, 6–2, 7–5 | ||||||
1903 | Norman Brookes (2) | Alfred Dunlop | 6–0, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 | ||||||
1904 | Norman Brookes (3) | Barney Murphy | 6–0, 6–2, 6–0 | ||||||
1905 | Australasian championships held | ||||||||
1906 | Norman Brookes (4) | Anthony Wilding | 6–0, 6–4, 9–7 | ||||||
1907 | Harry Parker | Alfred Dunlop | 8–6, 7–5, 7–5 | ||||||
1908 | Anthony Wilding | Fred Alexander | 4–6, 6–0, 6–2, 6–2 | ||||||
1909 [28] | Anthony Wilding (2) | Norman Brookes | 2–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3, 9–7 | ||||||
1910 | Stanley Doust | Alfred Dunlop | 6–1, 6–8, 2–6, 6–2, 6–2 | ||||||
1911 | Australasian championships held | ||||||||
1912 | James Cecil Parke | Gordon Lowe | 6–3, 6–0, 6–2 | ||||||
1913 | Rodney Heath | Norman Brookes | w.o. | ||||||
1914/1918 | Not held (due to world war one) | ||||||||
1919 [29] | Gerald Patterson | Norman Brookes | 6–4, 3–6, 6–0, 6–3 | ||||||
1920 [30] | Gerald Patterson (2) | Pat O'Hara Wood | 12–10, 6–3. 6–2 | ||||||
1921 [31] | Gerald Patterson (3) | Pat O'Hara Wood | 5–7, 6–0, 6–4, 8–6 | ||||||
1922 [32] | Gerald Patterson (4) | John Hawkes | 6–3, 6–3, 2–6, 7–5 | ||||||
1923 [33] | Gerald Patterson (5) | Pat O'Hara Wood | w.o. | ||||||
1924 [34] | Gerald Patterson (6) | Jack Cummings | 6–3, 10–8, 9–7 | ||||||
1925 | Richard Schlesinger | Timothy Fitchett | 6–3, 9–7, 6–1 | ||||||
1926 [35] | Gerald Patterson (7) | Jack Crawford | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 | ||||||
1927 [36] | Gerald Patterson (8) | Jack Crawford | 7–5, 6–1, 5–7, 1–6, 7–5 | ||||||
1928 | Jack Crawford | Harry Hopman | 5–7, 6–2, 6–3, 6–4 | ||||||
1929 | Jack Crawford (2) | Harry Hopman | 6–3, 2–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 | ||||||
1930 | Jack Crawford (3) | Harry Hopman | 6–1, 8–10, 6–0, 6–2 | ||||||
1931 | Jack Crawford (4) | Harry Hopman | 7–5, 0–6, 6–3, 6–4 | ||||||
1932 | Jack Crawford (5) | Ellsworth Vines | 1–6, 6–4, 6–4, 2–6, 6–4 | ||||||
1933 | Fred Perry | Jack Crawford | 6–4, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3 | ||||||
1934 | Jack Crawford (6) | Adrian Quist | 6–2, 8–6, 6–3 | ||||||
1935 | Adrian Quist | Jack Crawford | 6–2, 8–6, 4–6, 6–2 | ||||||
1936 | Adrian Quist (2) | Donald Turnbull | 6–2, 6–1, 6–2 | ||||||
1937 [37] | Don Budge | John Bromwich | 8–6, 6–3, 9–7 | ||||||
1938 | Adrian Quist (3) | John Bromwich | 6–2, 6–3, 6–3 | ||||||
1939 | John Bromwich | Adrian Quist | 6–1, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 | ||||||
1940 | John Bromwich (2) | Adrian Quist | 6–0, 6–2, 6–4 | ||||||
1941 | Jack Crawford (7) | John Bromwich | 6–3, 0–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 | ||||||
1942/1944 | Not held (due to world war one) | ||||||||
1945 | John Bromwich (3) | Dinny Pails | 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 | ||||||
1946 | John Bromwich (4) | Ted Schroeder | 8–6, 6–4, 6–4 | ||||||
1947 | Bill Sidwell | Adrian Quist | 6–4, 3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–2 | ||||||
1948 [38] | Bill Sidwell | Geoff Brown | 6–4, 7–5, 8–6 | ||||||
1949 | Jaroslav Drobný | Bill Sidwell | 6–4, 6–3, 11–9 | ||||||
1950 | Frank Sedgman | Art Larsen | 5–7, 6–3, 7–5, 6–3 | ||||||
1951 | Frank Sedgman (2) | Dick Savitt | 8–6, 6–0, 6–4 | ||||||
1952 | Vic Seixas [39] | Frank Sedgman [40] | 8–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 | ||||||
1953 [41] | Lew Hoad | Ken Rosewall | 9–7, 8–6, 3–6, 6–3 | ||||||
1954 [42] | Ken Rosewall | Vic Seixas | 6–1, 4–6, 6–1, 7–5 | ||||||
1955 | Lew Hoad (2) | Ashley Cooper | 1–6, 6–4, 6–4, 5–7, 6–4 | ||||||
1956 | Ken Rosewall (2) | Lew Hoad | 4–6, 4–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–3 | ||||||
1957 | Mal Anderson | Ashley Cooper | 6–4, 10–8, 1–6, 7–5 | ||||||
1958 | Mal Anderson (2) | Ashley Cooper | 7–5, 6–4, 6–3 | ||||||
1959 | Neale Fraser | Roy Emerson | 6–0, 25–23, 5–7, 6–4 | ||||||
1960 | Barry MacKay | Butch Buchholz | 8–6, 5–7, 8–6, 6–3 | ||||||
1961 | Rod Laver | Roy Emerson | 4–6, 8–6, 9–7, 6–3 | ||||||
1962 | Rod Laver (2) | Neale Fraser | 3–6, 9–7, 6–1, 6–8, 6–0 | ||||||
1963 | Dennis Ralston | Fred Stolle | 8–6, 6–4, 6–3 | ||||||
1964 | Roy Emerson | Fred Stolle | 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 | ||||||
1965 | Clark Graebner | Roy Emerson | 8–6, 7–5, 2–6, 1–6, 6–1 | ||||||
1966 | Roy Emerson (2) | Fred Stolle | 6–2, 9–7, 6–3 | ||||||
1967 | Tony Roche | Bill Bowrey | 7–5, 6–3, 6–4 | ||||||
Open era | |||||||||
1969 | Stan Smith | Arthur Ashe | 14–12, 6–8, 6–3, 8–6 | ||||||
1970 | John Newcombe | Tony Roche | 6–4, 6–4, 4–6, ret. | ||||||
1971 [43] | Alex Metreveli | Phil Dent | 6–4, 6–2 | ||||||
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score | ||||||
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1886 | C. Greene | Ellen Mayne | 6–1, 6–1 | ||||||
1887 | Mabel Shaw | Eliza Fitzgerald | 6–2, 6–3 | ||||||
1888 | Mabel Shaw (2) | Anne Chenery | 1–6, 6–2, 6–4 | ||||||
1889 | Nellie A. Beckett | Constance Raleigh | 6–3 6–4 | ||||||
1890 | Mabel Shaw (3) | E. Mackenzie | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 | ||||||
1891 | Ellen Mayne | Mabel Shaw | 6–5, 6–4 | ||||||
1892 | Edith Raleigh | Ellen Mayne | 1–6, 6–3, 6–2 | ||||||
1893 | C. Peach | Edith Raleigh | 6–4 2–6 6–4 | ||||||
1894 | Constance Raleigh | Maisie Parr | 6–5 6–1 | ||||||
1895 | Phoebe Howitt | Mabel Shaw | 6–2 6–5 | ||||||
1896 | Phoebe Howitt (2) | Constance Raleigh | 6–2 6–2 | ||||||
1897 | Phoebe Howitt (3) | Florence Waters | 6–3 2–6 6–3 | ||||||
1898 | Phoebe Howitt (4) | Florence Waters | 6–0 6–4 | ||||||
1899 | Phoebe Howitt (5) | Florence Waters | 6–2 7–5 | ||||||
1900 | Phoebe Howitt-Cater (6) | Mrs Barrington | 6–3 6–4 | ||||||
1901 | Lorna Gyton | Lillian Payne | 7–5 6–3 | ||||||
1902 | Lorna Gyton (2) | Gertrude Wilmoth | 6–0 8–6 | ||||||
1903 | Lorna Gyton (3) | Lily Addison | 6–1 6–1 | ||||||
1904 | E. Collis | C. Robertson | 6–3 6–2 | ||||||
1905 | Lorna Gyton (4) | Gertrude Wilmoth | 6–4 6–1 | ||||||
1906 | Lily Addison | Lorna Gyton | 8–6 6–2 | ||||||
1907 | Lorna Gyton (5) | Lily Addison | 2–6 6–4 8–6 | ||||||
1908 [44] | Lily Addison (2) | Lorna Gyton | 11–9 6–4 | ||||||
1909 | Lily Addison (3) | Lorna Gyton | 6–4 6–2 | ||||||
1910 [45] | Lily Addison (4) | Pearl Stewart | 4–6 7–5 6–0 | ||||||
1911 | Lily Addison (5) | A. Wilmoth | 6–3 6–2 | ||||||
1912 | Phillis Stewart | Lorna Gyton | 6–1 6–1 | ||||||
1913 | Meryl Waxman | Lorna Gyton | 4–6 6–4 6–4 | ||||||
1914 | Phillis Stewart (2) | Dorothy Schlesinger | 6–0, 6–4 | ||||||
1915/1918 | Not held (due to world war one) | ||||||||
1919 | Annie Ford | Irene Forbes-Smith | 7–5 7–5 | ||||||
1920 | Margaret Molesworth | Esna Boyd | 7–5 8–6 | ||||||
1921 [46] | Lily Addison | Esna Boyd | 8–6 3–6 6–3 | ||||||
1922 | Esna Boyd | Meryl Lister | 6–2 6–3 | ||||||
1923 | Esna Boyd (2) | Kath Le Mesurier | 6–2 6–3 | ||||||
1924 | Daphne Akhurst | Miss Harper | 6–1 0–6 7–5 | ||||||
1925 | Esna Boyd (3) | Sylvia Harper | 3–6 6–3 retired | ||||||
1926 | Esna Boyd (4) | Marjorie Cox | 6–3 6–2 | ||||||
1927 | Esna Boyd (5) | Daphne Akhurst | 6–1 6–1 | ||||||
1928 | Marjorie Cox | Sylvia Harper | 6–8 6–1 7–5 | ||||||
1929 | Marjorie Cox (2) | Kath Le Mesurier | 6–2 6–4 | ||||||
1930 | Marjorie Crawford (3) | Frances Hoddle-Wrigley | 6–1 6–1 | ||||||
1931 | Esna Robertson (6) | Kath Le Mesurier | 6–2 6–4 | ||||||
1932 | Joan Hartigan | Coral Buttsworth | 6–4 6–8 6–4 | ||||||
1933 | Joan Hartigan (2) | Nancy Chitty | 4–6 7–5 6–4 | ||||||
1934 | Dorothy Round | Joan Hartigan | 9–7, 6–0 | ||||||
1935 | Thelma Coyne | Joan Hartigan | 6–1, 3–6, 6–4 | ||||||
1936 | Joan Hartigan (3) | Emily Westacott | 8–6 6–2 | ||||||
1937 | Dodo Bundy | Nancye Wynne | 6–4 1–6 6–4 | ||||||
1938 | Nell Hopman | Joan Hartigan | 6–8 6–1 6–2 | ||||||
1939 | Nancye Wynne | Thelma Coyne | 6–2 6–2 | ||||||
1940 | Nancye Wynne (2) | Thelma Coyne | 7–5 2–6 6–3 | ||||||
1941 | Nell Hopman (2) | Alison Burton | 6–4 5–7 6–4 | ||||||
1942/1945 | Not held (due to world war two) | ||||||||
1946 | Nancye Bolton (3) | Thelma Long | 6–1 9–7 | ||||||
1947 | Nancye Bolton (4) | Thelma Long | 6–1 6–4 | ||||||
1948 [47] | Doris Hart | Nancye Bolton | 6–1 9–7 | ||||||
1949 [48] | Nancye Bolton (3) | Thelma Long | 6–8 6–2 8–6 | ||||||
1950 | Joyce Fitch | Nancye Bolton | 6–4 3–6 6–4 | ||||||
1951 | Thelma Long (2) | Mary Hawton | 6–2 6–1 | ||||||
1952 [49] | Maureen Connolly | Julia Sampson [50] | ? | ||||||
1953 | Thelma Long (3) | Jennifer Staley | 6–4 6–1 | ||||||
1954 | Thelma Long (4) | Jennifer Staley | 4–6 7–5 6–2 | ||||||
1955 | Mary Hawton | Mary Carter | 6–2 6–2 | ||||||
1956 | Shirley Fry | Althea Gibson | 4–6 9–7 8–6 | ||||||
1957 | Lorraine Coghlan | Angela Mortimer | 7–5 7–5 | ||||||
1958 | Sandra Reynolds | Lorraine Coghlan | 6–4 8–6 | ||||||
1959 [51] | Maria Bueno | Christine Truman | 6–0 5–7 6–4 | ||||||
1960 | Lesley Turner | Mary Reitano | 4–6 9–7 6–3 | ||||||
1961 [52] | Margaret Smith | Darlene Hard | 6–3 6–2 | ||||||
1962 [53] | Margaret Smith (2) | Lesley Turner | 6–4 8–6 | ||||||
1963 [54] | Margaret Smith (3) | Lesley Turner | 6–4 6–4 | ||||||
1964 [55] | Margaret Smith (4) | Jill Blackman | 6–1 6–3 | ||||||
1965 [56] | Margaret Smith (5) | Nancy Richey | 5–7 6–3 6–2 | ||||||
1966 | Rosie Casals | Kerry Melville | 1–6 6–1 7–5 | ||||||
1967 | Billie Jean King | Lesley Turner | 6–3 3–6 7–5 | ||||||
Open era | |||||||||
1969 [57] | Margaret Court (6) | Kerry Harris | 6–1 6–4 | ||||||
1970 [58] | Margaret Court (7) | Kerry Melville | 6–1 6–1 | ||||||
1971 [59] | Evonne Goolagong | Margaret Court | 7–6 (5-3) 7–6 (5-2) | ||||||
Source: The Tennisbase included [60]
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